1
helpless(adjective, incompetent, vulnerable, incapable)
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hopeless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
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ill-fated(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, unfortunate)
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ill-starred(bad, poor, awkward, depressed, inappropriate)
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impeccable
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imperfect
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in Queer Street
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in a bad way(expression, idiom, bad, poor, awkward)
1
in distress(expression, adjective, idiom)
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in low cotton
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in reduced circumstances
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in straitened circumstances
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in the poorhouse(expression, idiom, bankrupt, broke, derelict)
1
in want of(verb, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb, full)
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incapable
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incomplete
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indigents
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infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
1
inferior(adjective, sad, unhappy, down, short)
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isolated(adjective, down, empty, solitary, alone)
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